1998 GMC Safari Owner's Manual - Page 187

Vision Attentiveness. Police records show that almost of all motor half. vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. In most cases, a these deaths are the result someone who was drinking According to the American Medical Association, of 180-lb. (82 kg) person who drinks three 12-ounce and driving.In recent years, over17,000 annual motor with a vehicle-related deaths have been associated with the use (355 ml) bottlesof beer in an hour will end up BAC of about 0.06 percent. The person would reach the of alcohol, with more than 300,000people injured. same BAC by drinking three 4-ounce (120 ml) glasses Many adults -- by some estimates, nearly half the adult of wine or three mixed drinks if each had ounces 1- 1/2 population -- choose neverto drink alcohol, so they (45 ml) of a liquor like whiskey, gin or vodka. never drive after drinking. For persons under1, it's 2 against the law in every U.S. state to drink alcohol. There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasonsfor these laws. The obviousway to solve this highway safety problem is for people never to drink alcohol and then drive. But what if people do? How much is "too much"if the driver plansto drive? It's a lot less than many might think. Although it depends on each person and situation, here is some general information on the problem. The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) someone of who is drinking depends upon four things: The amount of alcohol consumed 0 The amount of food that is consumed before and during drinking The length of time it has taken the drinker to consume the alcohol. The drinker's body weight